Amazon's latest device, the Fire TV Stick has been recently released and critics compare it with Google Chromecast and Roku. Find out the newcomer's latest features and price vs. its existing competitors.
That blurred line between streaming on your desktop and laptop vs. streaming on your TV set has just completely vanished into a single entertainment unit as numerous streaming sticks/devices surface. With Google Chromecast and Roku available in the market, Amazon's latest device known as Amazon Fire TV Stick is the newest in the bunch.
Following in the footsteps on Amazon Fire TV, the Amazon Fire TV Stick relatively has the same abilities - difference is that it comes in a smaller package - USB stick-type small, and of course, for a lot cheaper price.
Amazon Fire TV Stick is simply plugged to your TV HDMI port a features access to services such as Prime Instant Vide, WatchESPN, NBA Game Time, Hulu Plus, Spotify, Prime Music, Showtime Anytime, Vevo, Pandora, A&e, Watch Disney Channel, Plex, Youtube and Netflix. Amazon Fire TV Stick also allows access to numerous games, photos and apps.
For an inexpensive price of $39.00, the Amazon Fire TV Stick gives you access to rent or purchase movies, music and games online. Amazon Fire TV Stick is equipped with 1GB of RAM, a dual core processor and 8BG of storage with dual-antenna Wi-Fi, and is dual-band. The Amazon Fire TV Stick $39.00 price package comes with a built-in voice search app, "an open ecosystem", comes with a remote control and is easy to set up.
With these features of Amazon Fire TV Stick, how does it compare to Google Chromecast and Roku, who have been in the market longer? Does Amazon Fire TV Stick's features vs. Google Chromecast and Roku's specs suffice for the $39.00 price?
Amazon Fire TV Stick vs. Google Chromecast reveals that although Google Chromecast is cheaper than Amazon Fire TV Stick with a price of $28.32, and while it does have streaming channels that Amazon Fire TV Stick has, the remote control that isn't included. However, among the three streaming devices, Roku is the most different.
In comparing Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick comes a huge difference - as in price and actual unit. First, Roku is a much bigger unit compared to both Amazon Fire TV Stick and Google Chromecast - it is not built as a USB stick compared to Amazon Fire TV Stick and Google Chromecast. The price of Roku is set for $84.99, and comes with a headphone and remote. While most channels available in Amazon Fire TV Stick and Google Chromecast are available in Roku, the main difference between the three lies in the portability and well, of course, the price.
